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Question

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The ______ honking of cars disturbed the resident near the highway

A
continuous
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continual
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continuously
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continues
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Solution

The correct option is B continual
Continuous is used to mean something that goes on without a break.
Continual means something that is intermittent—happens with breaks long or short.
over a long period. That is the correct word as the honking must have been in short.
or long bursts and not one long unending sound.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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